The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales : Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests : with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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111 Tongues or HUMMING - BIRD AND WOODPECKER . 113 , 114 PITCHER -
FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . . . . 129 FLOWER OF THE “ PALOSABRE
" . . . . . 130 PEÑA BLANCA . . . . . . . . . 148 INDIAN STATUES . . . . . . . . . 165 Path
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111 Tongues or HUMMING - BIRD AND WOODPECKER . 113 , 114 PITCHER -
FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . . . . 129 FLOWER OF THE “ PALOSABRE
" . . . . . 130 PEÑA BLANCA . . . . . . . . . 148 INDIAN STATUES . . . . . . . . . 165 Path
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The first acquaintance a stranger generally makes with them is on encountering
their paths on the outskirts of the forest ... to join a throng of others , each laden
like itself , and , without a moment ' s delay , it hurries along the well - worn path .
The first acquaintance a stranger generally makes with them is on encountering
their paths on the outskirts of the forest ... to join a throng of others , each laden
like itself , and , without a moment ' s delay , it hurries along the well - worn path .
Page 120
One day , when riding down this path , I came upon a pack of pisotis ( Nasua
fusca , Desm . ) , a raccoon - like animal , that ascends all the small trees ,
searching for birds ' nests and fruits . There were not less than fifty in the pack I
saw , and ...
One day , when riding down this path , I came upon a pack of pisotis ( Nasua
fusca , Desm . ) , a raccoon - like animal , that ascends all the small trees ,
searching for birds ' nests and fruits . There were not less than fifty in the pack I
saw , and ...
Page 125
125 this direction , although the path continued on to the savannahs towards San
Thomas . The soil at this place is good , and I think that it has been long cultivated
, as much of the forest appears of second growth , amongst which small palms ...
125 this direction , although the path continued on to the savannahs towards San
Thomas . The soil at this place is good , and I think that it has been long cultivated
, as much of the forest appears of second growth , amongst which small palms ...
Page 127
Insects were plentiful by this path . In some parts brown tiger beetles ran or flew
with great swiftness ; in others , leaf - cutting ants in endless trains carried along
their burdens of foliage , looking , as they marched along with the segments of ...
Insects were plentiful by this path . In some parts brown tiger beetles ran or flew
with great swiftness ; in others , leaf - cutting ants in endless trains carried along
their burdens of foliage , looking , as they marched along with the segments of ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales : Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests : with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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